Where does “kriki” come from?

kriki (Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin) comes from English Creek, from Middle English crike, from Old Norse kriki — bend; nook.

kriki (Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin): creek

Definitions

  1. creek

Ancestry of “kriki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCreekOne of a Native American tribe from the...
2Middle Englishcrikemuscular spasm of the neck
3Old Norsekrikibend; nook
Every word from Old Norse kriki →Every word from Middle English crike →Every word from English Creek →